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District rolls out T‑Bear writing scaffold and expands MAP Growth use to deepen student learning
Summary
Program administrators described a districtwide push to raise Depth of Knowledge through a T‑Bear writing scaffold and professional development; NWEA MAP Growth was presented as the data tool to monitor student growth and target interventions.
Kim Burman, program administrator, and Rebecca Jackson, instructional coach at Livingston High School, presented the district’s deeper learning initiative and the rollout of a writing scaffold called T‑Bear (Topic, Bridge, Evidence, Analysis, Relate/Reflect). Burman said the goal is districtwide consistency in higher‑order thinking and that instructional coaches will support teachers through one‑hour PD sessions,…
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